Jewelry designers have had a long-standing case of Egyptomania. Now, a rare opportunity to see some of the best examples of it up-close.

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Auguste and Louis Lumière presented their autochrome invention to the French Academy of Sciences in 1904. The process uses a screen of minute potato starch grains dyed orange-red, green and violet. The dyed grains are dusted onto a glass plate, then covered with a layer of sensitive panchromatic silver bromide emulsion. As light enters … Continue reading "An Album Of Lush Early 20th Century Autochromes"

Egyptian revival period 1920's-1930's

Egyptian revival motif door at Mausoleum in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Macon, GA

The discovery of King Tut was a major influence of fashion, art and design in the Art Deco period. Egyptomania & ‘Tut’mania swept the world in the 1920s after the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Ancient Egyptian design heavily influenced the Art Deco style. Ancient Egyptian motifs were quickly integrated into fashion, makeup, jewelry, architecture and especially Hollywood! #fashionhistory #roaring20s #1920s #egyptomania #kingtut #artdeco #howandwhy

German Art Deco Egyptian revival brooch with diamonds, rubies and pearls

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Art Deco/Egyptian Revival

Regency Egyptian Revival style settee by Thomas Hope Made by Hope, Thomas in England, c. 1802.